Leviticus 16:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

He come not

Hebrews 10:19

That he die not

Hebrews 10:19

In the cloud

Exodus 40:34

1 Kings 8:10

2 Chronicles 5:14

The mercy seat

Exodus 25:17

General references

Exodus 40:35

Bible References

He come not

“On exactly the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall humble your souls and present an offering by fire to the Lord.

You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring in the ark of the testimony there within the veil; and the veil shall serve for you as a partition between the holy place and the holy of holies.

Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year; he shall make atonement on it with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once a year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”

Then he took the testimony and put it into the ark, and attached the poles to the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.

Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord

to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.

Behind the second veil there was a tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,

Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,

That he die not

He shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of incense may cover the

mercy seat that is on the ark of the testimony, otherwise he will die.

At the doorway of the tent of meeting, moreover, you shall remain day and night for seven days and keep the charge of the Lord, so that you will not die, for so I have been commanded.”

But do this to them that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each of them to his work and to his load;

But the Lord said to Moses, “Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony to be kept as a sign against the

rebels, that you may put an end to their grumblings against Me, so that they will not die.”

And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split.

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,

In the cloud

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

It happened that when the priests came from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the Lord,

so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.

The mercy seat

“You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

General references

Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.